Dress-Up

ABSTRACT

The invention is a device that attaches to a zipper clasp to allow a person to easily zip up a long zipper in the back of a garment. The device is comprised of a suspender fastener two (2) inches in width or less and a material component comprised of lanyard material, or ribbon material, or cord material, or cloth material or leather material two (2) inches or less in diameter and forty-five (45) inches or less in length. The device is manufactured to secure the material component to the suspender fastener component to comprise one unit. The invention may also include an attached embellishment that is decorative and not essential to the operation of the device.

CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION

Provisional Patent Application No. 61/573,970

Filing Date Sep. 15, 2011

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

This invention was developed and filed for a Provisional Patent on Sep.15, 2011 and assigned Provisional Patent Application No. 61/573,970.

The Dress-Up invention addresses a common problem for clothingcontaining long zippers in the back of garments. Long zippers in theback of garments may be especially problematic for women's garments seenas dresses or gowns. The invention attaches to a zipper clasp and allowsthe person to pull it up to close the zipper.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The Dress-Up invention effectively solves the problem of zipping up longzippers in the back of garments. The problem is a person's arm is notbeing long enough to pull up a long zipper in the back of a garmentwithout struggle or assistance. The solution is my invention thatattaches to zipper clasps and facilitates the closure of hard to reachzippers on back of garments. By attaching Dress-Up to a zipper clasp itessentially extends the reach of a person's arm and allows the person tograsp the device and pull up and close a zipper without assistance.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING VIEWS

FIG. 1: suspender clip fastener component that attaches to the zipperclasp on a garment, and

FIG. 2: a length of material that is secured to the zipper attachmentcomponent described in FIG. 1

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE DRESS-UP INVENTION

The zipper suspender fastener attachment component is two (2) inches inwidth or less. The material component secured to the zipper suspenderfastener attachment is a lanyard material, ribbon material, cordmaterial, cloth material or leather material two (2) inches or less indiameter and forty-five (45) inches or less in length. Both componentsare commercially available on a wholesale or retail basis. The inventionmay also include an attached embellishment that is decorative and notessential to the operation of the device. Manufacturing assemblyrequires three steps and may include an optional 4^(th) step, 1) cutmaterial to length, 2) thread the material through the suspenderfastener opening and stitch or glue material together afterapproximately one (1) inch is threaded through the opening on thesuspender fastener opening. 3) Fold material at opposite end and stitchor glue an approximate one and one half inch (1½) loop to enable theperson to grasp the material easily to pull up the zipper. 4) Glue anembellishment on the suspender fastener attachment (optional).

1. Dress-Up's combined components consisting of the fastener and lengthof material manufactured to be one device, permits a person to securelyfasten the device to the zipper clasp in the back of a garment. Theperson then puts on the garment, reaches behind and clasps the length ofmaterial, to easily and without struggle pull up the zipper.